48.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seppings · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seppings
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Seppings from the national figure for Year 12 completion. While qualification levels are higher than in most similar areas, they remain well below Western Australian and national averages. This creates a distinct educational profile for the locality.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.9%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% national average. This is higher than most similar areas, though 25.6% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seppings, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the state average of 23.8%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 42.6% of the population.
19.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Seppings, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Seppings are most often in Engineering and related fields at 17%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.8%. Management and Commerce degrees also make up 12.8% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a strong school presence with seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than average, with a typical size of 510 students.
7
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
510
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seppings
7 schools — 3,569 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 303 | 938 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 60 | 930 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Australian Christian College - Southlands, Albany | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 987 | 1,036 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 830 | 995 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 318 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seppings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51338/seppings/topic/education